One in four young people in EU at risk of poverty, study says

In 2010, 115 million people, or 23.4% of the population, in the EU27 were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This means that they were at least in one of the following three conditions: at-risk-of-poverty1, severely materially deprived1 or living in households with very low work intensity. The reduction of the number of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU is one of the key targets of the Europe 2020 strategy

Eurostat: Press Release: STAT/12/21: At risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU27 In 2010, 23% of the population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion …and 27% of children aged less than 18 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=STAT/12/21&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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